An interpretation centre was inaugurated today at Jantar Mantar observatory here to enable visitors get a clear idea of various astronomical instruments at the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tourism Minister Bina Kak inaugurated the centre developed by the Amber Development & Management Authority.
The eight-minute audio-visual, will give a fairly good idea of the instruments. All the instruments at the observatory will be clearly understood by the visitor through the audio-visual. At a time, around 20 visitors can see the audio-visual. The Jaipur observatory- which is the biggest one among the five of Delhi, Ujjain, Agra, Jaipur and Varanasi - was completed in 1734 AD. It contains instruments with a greater degree of precision and used for astronomical calculation.
"Rashivalaya yantra" (Zodiac Circle or Ecliptic Instruments) is found nowhere else except at Jantar Mantar.
The celebrated astronomical observatory was granted World Heritage status by the UNESCO in 2010.
